Nutcracker
Casting
Friday, December 26 AT 2 pm
CHOREOGRAPHER
Helgi Tomasson
COMPOSER
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Scenic Design: Michael Yeargan
Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls
Projection Design: Wendall K. Harrington
The 2004 premiere of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker was made possible by Lead Sponsors The Herbert Family and The Swanson Foundation, and Sponsors Yurie and Carl Pascarella, Kathleen Scutchfield, and The Smelick Family.
Nutcracker
Casting & Credits
Friday, December 26 AT 2 pm
CHOREOGRAPHER
Helgi Tomasson
COMPOSER
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Scenic Design: Michael Yeargan
Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls
Projection Design: Wendall K. Harrington
The 2004 premiere of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker was made possible by Lead Sponsors The Herbert Family and The Swanson Foundation, and Sponsors Yurie and Carl Pascarella, Kathleen Scutchfield, and The Smelick Family.
CONDUCTOR: Marc Taddei
ACT I
*UNCLE DROSSELMEYER: Nathaniel Remez
*CLARA: Ui Kambayashi
FRITZ: Bode Jay Nanola
HOUSEKEEPER AND MAID: Gabriela Gonzalez, Hui-Wen Peng
DR. & MRS. STAHLBAUM: Myles Thatcher, Kamryn Baldwin
GRANDPARENTS: Davide Occhipinti, Joanna Berman
PARTY GUESTS: Rebecca Blenkinsop, SunMin Lee, Pemberley Ann Olson, Seojeong Yun, Benjamin Davidoff, João Percilio da Silva, Jasper True Stanford, Adrian Zeisel with Students of San Francisco Ballet
*DANCING DOLLS: Simone Pompignoli, Carmela Mayo, Lleyton Ho
*THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE: Francesco Gabriele Frola
*KING OF THE MICE: Rubén Cítores Nieto
*QUEEN & KING OF THE SNOW: Frances Chung and Cavan Conley
SNOWFLAKES: Kenzie Andrews, Rebecca Blenkinsop, Maya Chandrashekaran, Anna Chaziroglou, Samantha Ciske, Alya Cogur, Isabella Howard, Crystal Huang, Erin Jung, Aaliyahmarie Key, Katharine Lee, Amelia Soh, Anatalia St. Clair, Maggie Weirich, Aila Whiteley, Juliette Windey
INTERMISSION
ACT II
*THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY: Seojeong Yun
SPANISH: SunMin Lee, Carmela Mayo, Simone Pompignoli, Jasper True Stanford, Myles Thatcher
*ARABIAN: Jacey Gailliard with Jakub Groot, Adrian Zeisel
*CHINESE: Lucas López with Students of San Francisco Ballet School
FRENCH: Anna Chaziroglou, Aaliyahmarie Key, Amelia Soh
*RUSSIAN: Benjamin Taber with Logan Shaw, Asher Stephenson
MADAME DU CIRQUE: Louis Schilling
and her BUFFOONS: Students of San Francisco Ballet School with Davide Occhipinti
WALTZING FLOWERS: Kenzie Andrews, Rebecca Blenkinsop, Julieta Castro, Maya Chandrashekaran, Alya Cogur, Crystal Huang, Erin Jung, Katharine Lee, Kyra Orozco-Davey, Pemberley Ann Olson, Kira Rupnow, Anatalia St. Clair, Maggie Weirich, Nicole Kosasih Widjaja, Juliana Wilder, Cora Zieske
*GRAND PAS DE DEUX: Madeline Woo and Francesco Gabriele Frola
*Cast changes will be announced to the audience prior to each performance.